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M23 Sanctions Shake Congo’s Mining Empire – What You Need to Know

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On March 2, 2026, the U.S. The Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) formally designated the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) and senior military officials under sanctions tied to instability in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the U.S. Treasury press release, the designations were issued in response to what […]

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From Smuggling to Sovereignty: The DRC’s Structural Gold Reform

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Kinshasa — February 2026 What if artisanal gold was no longer a story of smuggling, informality, and lost state revenue — but instead became the foundation of sovereign finance, macroeconomic stability, and national security? That is the structural shift now underway in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Under the leadership of His Excellency Félix

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Mountain road infrastructure at the Simandou iron ore project in Guinea, a major development reshaping global iron ore supply in 2026.

Study: Simandou — The Iron Ore Project Reshaping Global Supply in 2026

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Why Simandou Actually Matters The Simandou deposit in southeastern Guinea is not just large — it is one of the highest-grade undeveloped iron ore resources in the world, with Fe content above 65%. That grade matters. High-grade ore: In a world pushing for “green steel,” Simandou is strategically positioned — not just volumetrically large, but

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MINING INDABA 2026: INTER ORIENTAL BUILDERS PORTE-ETANDARD DES ENTREPRISES PRIVEES CONGOLAISES

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Les hommes d’affaires et opérateurs d’entreprises minières ont une fois de plus répondu favorablement à ce ieme session de Mining Indaba 2026 à Cape Town, en Afrique du Sud. Ouvert ses portes le lundi 09 février 2026, en présence de plusieurs officiels et représentants des différents pays, les échangés, réflexions ainsi que les contributions ont

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Tari Muringai is an Executive Advisor, Leadership Coach, and Transformation Leader, advising boards and senior executives on strategy execution, operational excellence, and sustainable performance across complex organisations in Africa, Europe, the United States, and the United Kingdom.

Africa Doesn’t Need Louder Leaders — It Needs Real Ones Who Show Up

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There’s a quiet shift happening in leadership conversations across Africa. You don’t always see it in headlines. You don’t hear it in political speeches. But in boardrooms, mine sites, strategy sessions, and coaching rooms across the continent, something deeper is changing. Leadership is slowly moving away from titles, hierarchy, and short-term wins toward something far

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DR Congo Minister of Mines Louis Watum Kabamba poses on stage with officials at Mining Indaba 2026 in Cape Town, highlighting DRC’s strategic mining vision

Why the World Is Watching Congo After Mining Indaba 2026

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Cape Town — February 2026 At the Investing in African Mining Indaba, one voice carried unusual clarity, firmness, and strategic direction:His Excellency Louis Watum Kabamba, Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Across ministerial panels, bilateral engagements, and high-level announcements, His Excellency presented more than policy updates.He presented a coherent doctrine for

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From Indaba Momentum to Industrial Reality: How the DRC Is Turning Mining Dialogue into Action

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Cape Town / Northern Cape — February 2026 In the immediate aftermath of the Investing in African Mining Indaba, the Minister of Mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Louis Watum Kabamba, shifted from conference diplomacy to on-the-ground engagement—signaling a government determined to translate global mining dialogue into tangible industrial progress. On Friday, 13

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The National Minister of Mines, Louis Watum Kabamba, communicates his roadmap and outlines the course of action

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The highlights of his working visit to Lualaba on September 18 and 19, 2025 in detail. Working together with the government to address the major challenges in the mining sector (artisanal and industrial), in accordance with the laws of the country and the vision of the President of the Republic and Head of State, Félix-Antoine

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Maliciously denounced in an imaginary fraud in Maniema by its competitors, the Lushoe company MMR was cleared by facts and official documents, including those of ITSCI, in Punia.

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On August 12, 2025, the unidentified newspaper ” INFOS ROUGES” , in its Edition number 2087, published on its front page an article entitled “Mines: MMR company denounced for fraud involving 19 tons of ore in Punia in Maniema province” , thus falsely accusing the company Mining Mineral Resources SAS (MMR) of being involved in an incident that occurred

Maliciously denounced in an imaginary fraud in Maniema by its competitors, the Lushoe company MMR was cleared by facts and official documents, including those of ITSCI, in Punia. Read More »

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